What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Uruguay?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Uruguay was 29.17 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 29.17 years in 2023.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 27.36 years in 2001.

How does Uruguay rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Uruguay ranks 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Uruguay

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Uruguay
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Uruguay: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.17 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

29.17 years

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

117th

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.17 years

in 2023

All-time low

27.36 years

in 2001

Years of data

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Uruguay, 1950–2023

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 29.17 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Uruguay peaked at 29.17 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.36 years, in 2001.

Uruguay ranks 117th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	27.65 years	27.63 years	27.67 years	10
1960s	27.69 years	27.67 years	27.7 years	10
1970s	27.52 years	27.41 years	27.67 years	10
1980s	27.62 years	27.48 years	27.78 years	10
1990s	27.56 years	27.46 years	27.62 years	10
2000s	27.58 years	27.36 years	27.7 years	10
2010s	28.1 years	27.72 years	28.8 years	10
2020s	29.09 years	28.94 years	29.17 years	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

114 Tuvalu 29.19 years compare
115 Burkina Faso 29.19 years compare
116 Eritrea 29.17 years compare
117 Solomon Islands 29.17 years compare
119 Cook Islands 29.14 years compare
120 Albania 29.13 years compare
120 Mauritius 29.13 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Uruguay?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Uruguay was 29.17 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 29.17 years in 2023.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 27.36 years in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Uruguay ranks 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit: years
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.